Rearrange the following to form meaningful sentences.

1 wear/these/people/almost/a/majority/of/days/a watch
Ex: Almost a majority of people wear a watch these days.
(a) time/it/in/measures/seconds/and/hours/minutes
(b) shapes/different/a/wristwatch/is/easily/sizes/and/available/in
(c) like/round/some/while/prefer/wristwatches/flat/others.
(d) worn by/it is/age/of all/groups/people.
Answer:
(a) It measures time in seconds, minutes and hours.
(b) A wristwatch is easily available in different shapes and sizes.
(c) Some like round while others prefer flat wristwatches.
(d) It is worn by people of all age groups.

2.a/time/upon/there/a/was/merchant/once/rich
Ex: Once upon a time there was a rich merchant.

(a) was/he/a/from/fair/coming/back
(b) had/with/he/sum/him/large/of/money/a
(c) money/merchant/the/as/his/well/got/as/wet.
(d) dry his/hurry up/he had/home to/to/money
Answer:
(a) He was coming back from a fair.
(b) He had a large sum of money with him.
(c) The merchant as well as his money got wet.
(d) He had to hurry up home to dry his money.

3.children/are/many/still/employed/factories/in
Ex: Many children are still employed in factories.
(a) wash/they/when/utensils/playing/should/dolls/they/be/with
(b) children/don’t/most/they/entitled/know/are/to/rights/certain/that
(c) CRY/bring/in/India/an/and/prosperity/peace/organisation/is/to
(d) the rights/these children/it/safeguards/of/providing care/by
Answer:
(a) They wash utensils when they should be playing with dolls.
(b) Most children don’t know that they are entitled to certain rights.
(c) CRY is an organisation in India to bring peace and prosperity.
(d) It safeguards the rights of these children by providing care.

4(a) fibrous covering/its/in a/outer/is/hard shell/enclosed

(b) the tender coconut/highly/the water/in/nutritious/is
(c) the heat/it helps/to/of the body/keep down
(d) tropical regions/coconut water/to patients/is offered/in many/with diarrhoea.
Answer:
(a) Its outer hard shell is enclosed in a fibrous covering.
(b) The water in the tender coconut is highly nutritious.
(c) It helps to keep down the heat of the body.
(d) Coconut water is offered to patients with diarrhea in many tropical regions.

5. (a) vast space/a multitude of/about/wandering/stars/is/in the

(b) majority/a few/are/form groups/but the/solitary/of them
(c) a/they/universe/travel/very/through/spacious
Answer:
(a) A multitude of stars is wandering about in the vast space.
(b) A few of them form groups but the majority are solitary.
(c) They travel through a very spacious universe.

6.(a) work harder/kids/thought/than/they ever/they could/they make

(b) and/question/them/teachers/criticise/encourage/to
(c) responsibility/take/them/for/their actions/they also/make
(d) manage time/they/help them/for future/prepare them/and
Answer:
(a) They make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
(b) Teachers encourage them to question and criticise
(c) They also make them take responsibility for their actions.
(d) They help them manage time and prepare them for future.

7. (a) two kilometres/bus station/Jatashankar/away/is/from the

(b) of the/it is a/Jambodweep stream/the source/scenic cave/and is
(c) Pandava/you/the/can/caves/explore/also
(d) Shrine/to/the/as a/cave/God Shiva/Serves
Answer:
(a) Jatashankar is two kilometres away from the bus station.
(b) It is a scenic cave and is the source of the Jambodweep stream.
(c) You can also explore the Pandava caves.
(d) The cave serves as a shrine to God Shiva.

8 .(a) and/requires/inexpensive/it’s/equipment/no special

(b) easily/routine/everyday/can/your/it/with/fit in
(c) swimming/lots more/calories/eats up/running/per minute/than/or cycling
(d) boost to your/running/provide/can also/a noticeable/self–esteem/confidence/and
Answer:
(a) It’s inexpensive and requires no special equipment.
(b) It can easily fit in with your everyday routine.
(c) Running eats up lots more calories per minute than swimming or cycling.
(d) Running can also provide a noticeable boost to your confidence and self–esteem.

9(a) is/a/quite/helpless/puppy/at birth

(b) without/also born/is/its teeth/it
(c) the senses/begin/it/its/does not/life/with all
(d) grows older/may change/a/colour/puppy’s coat/as/puppy/the
Answer:
(a) A puppy at birth is quite helpless.
(b) It is also born without its teeth.
(c) It does not begin its life with all the senses.
(d) A puppy’s coat colour may change as the puppy grows older.

10 (a) on/are/the/their feet/quick/Siberians

(b) gait/walk/a/they/smooth/with
(c) they are/only/hurry/they/when/hunting
(d) also/active/are/and/playful/siberians
Answer:
(a) The Siberians are quick on their feet.
(b) They walk with a smooth gait.
(c) They hurry only when they are hunting.
(d) Siberians are also active and playful.